Good Sam 500 Notes 'n' Quotes

Published: Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 06:43 PM.

Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500

Talladega Superspeedway

Right place, right time: Matt Kenseth was practically the only driver who completely – no sliding, no slowing, no crumpled car – avoided a 20-car crash on the final turn of the final lap, and that made him both the winner and the survivor.

Unheralded whiz: Kenseth isn’t often cited as a restrictor-plate-racing wizard, but both his victories this year have been at so-called “plate tracks.” The Daytona 500 victory was his second, but this was his first victory at Talladega.

Right place, right time: Matt Kenseth was practically the only driver who completely – no sliding, no slowing, no crumpled car – avoided a 20-car crash on the final turn of the final lap, and that made him both the winner and the survivor.

Unheralded whiz: Kenseth isn’t often cited as a restrictor-plate-racing wizard, but both his victories this year have been at so-called “plate tracks.” The Daytona 500 victory was his second, but this was his first victory at Talladega.